https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Algorithms feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/01/oracle-patent-sorting-databases/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Algorithms <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/01/oracle-patent-sorting-databases/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1768424585687.jpg"/><p>A recent article reports that an Oracle patent on a fast sorting method has expired, allowing open source databases to use it freely. Mark Callaghan, the inventor behind the sorting algorithm, shows how this 20-year-old approach can speed up sorting similar data and could make database systems faster and more efficient.</p> <i>By Renato Losio</i> Oracle Algorithms Open Source Database Relational Databases AI, ML & Data Engineering Development news Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/01/oracle-patent-sorting-databases/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Algorithms Renato Losio 2026-01-24T07:00:00Z /news/2026/01/oracle-patent-sorting-databases/en